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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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